PRODUCT SAFETY

Amendments

Food: improve safety of infant formula through testing for microorganisms and toxic elements (S. 272), S2074 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions

CPSC: promulgate consumer product safety standard for uniform classification and labeling of certain electric bicycles and other off-road electric devices (see H.R. 7839), H2470 [5MR]

——— remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see S. 4454), S2170 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: ban sale of nitrous oxide consumer products (see H.R. 7945), H2530 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish working group to review and establish guidance and best practices for responding to electric vehicle fires (see H.R. 8307), H2924 [15AP]

——— include public information activities as authorized programming under highway safety programs and carry out education campaign on dangers of noncompliant or counterfeit child restraint systems (see H.R. 7679), H2326 [25FE]

FDA: amend treatment of homeopathic drug products (see H.R. 7050), H892 [14JA]

——— establish standardized pathogen and microorganism testing of infant formula products and manufacturing facilities and mandate notification of specific positive tests and inspection classifications (see H.R. 7867), H2475 [9MR]

——— expand program under which third-parties are accredited to conduct food safety audits (see H.R. 8431), H3066 [22AP]

——— share food safety information with State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities (see H.R. 8430), H3066 [22AP]

——— specify that hair straightening or smoothing products containing formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasing substances will be considered adulterated (see H.R. 7685), H2327 [25FE]

Motor vehicles: inform consumers about capabilities and limitations of partially automated vehicles (see H.R. 7377), H2030 [4FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: conduct study relative to motor vehicle flammability hazards (see H.R. 8444), H3067 [22AP]

Remarks in Senate

Food: improve safety of infant formula through testing for microorganisms and toxic elements (S. 272), S2074, S2075 [28AP]

Reports filed

Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 272), S343 [28JA]

Texts of

S. 272, Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act, S2074 [28AP]